Prospect in numbers
- Coordinates
- 31.4505, -92.4876
- Elevation
- 56 m above sea level
- Population
- 476
- Region
- Louisiana
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1627 km away
- Same name
- 73 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Prospect, Louisiana, United States
This page shows, minute by minute, the local time in Prospect, Louisiana, United States, in the America/Chicago zone (−5).
Prospect, United States
Saturday, 17 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Prospect
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Prospect, Louisiana.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:15 AM Solar noon 12:56 PM Sunset 6:37 PM Daylight 11 h 22 min Night 12 h 38 min Civil twilight 6:51 AM – 7:02 PM
Weather in Prospect right now
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Prospect and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 06712
- 13435
- 16052
- 23960
- 38477
- 40059
- 43342
- 97536
Postal codes come from the free GeoNames dataset. Where a code is listed with a distance, it belongs to a nearby settlement — GeoNames spells that name differently from ours.
Largest cities in Louisiana
- New Orleans 362 701
- Baton Rouge 227 470
- Shreveport 187 593
- Metairie Terrace 142 489
- Metairie 138 481
- Lafayette 121 374
Other places named Prospect
- Prospect South Australia, Australia
- Prospect Connecticut, United States
- Prospect Cayman Islands, Cayman Islands
- Prospect Kentucky, United States
- Prospect New South Wales, Australia
Same time zone — America/Chicago
- Chicago United States
- Houston United States
- San Antonio United States
- Dallas United States
- Fort Worth United States
- Austin United States
Nearby places
- Garnett (historical) — 2.3 km
- Stay — 2.5 km
- Creola — 2.6 km
- Magnolia Park — 3.8 km
- Timber Trails — 4.7 km
- Simms — 6.2 km
Time and daylight in Prospect
8 postal codes divide Prospect.
Prospect is placed in America/Chicago, and its offset from UTC is −5. Daylight saving observed here: Yes.
Sun-up in Prospect is 7:15 AM today and sun-down is 6:37 PM. That gap holds 11 h 22 min of daylight.
Nearby Garnett (historical) and Stay need no separate clock from Prospect.
Questions and answers
- Is the local time in Prospect based on America/Chicago?
- Yes, local time in Prospect is based on America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Is the local clock in Prospect affected by daylight saving time?
- Yes.
- How early in the evening does the sun set in Prospect?
- It sets at 6:37 PM.